Agent Garbo: The Brilliant, Eccentric Secret Agent who Tricked Hitler and Saved D-Day
- ISBN-10
- 0547614810
- ISBN-13
- 9780547614816
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 301
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Author
- Stephan Talty
Description
This true-life thriller describes Juan Pujol, a poultry farmer who opposed the Nazis and concocted a series of staggering lies that lead to his becoming one of Germany's most valued spies, while actually acting as a double-agent for the Allies. 35,000 first printing.
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